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Playing together as a doubles team, the Scranton Prep singles stars are carrying the momentum of last weekend into the PIAA Class AA tournament at Hershey Racquet Club, posting a pair of wins Friday and advancing to today's semifinals.

Wyoming Seminary's Nathalie Joanlanne, the District 2 Class AA singles champion, also advanced to the semifinals.

"We are having such a great time," said Reilly when contacted by phone. "Right from the beginning of the day we were excited and ready to play."

Last week, Reilly and Jonsson each picked up important singles wins in leading the Classics to a runner-up finish in the Class AA team tournament.

Playing with confidence, the team battled through a tough second set and eventually got their game in synch during a strong third set in a victory over Lancaster Country Day's Natalie Miller-Grace Zechman, the third-place team from District 3, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3.

"I wasn't making a lot of my shots," Jonsson said. "Grace did a great job of talking me up and keeping me confident. Once it clicked, we started working really well together and played a great match."

In the quarterfinals, Reilly-Jonsson defeated District 7 champion, Amy Cheng-Jappman Monga of Sewickley Academy, 6-2, 6-4, to advance to the semifinals.

"We motivated each other in that second match," Reilly said. "We got our returns in and our serves in and then we were able to put away our shots at the net.

"We learned a lot from that first match."

Reilly-Jonsson will play Biglerville's Carlee Brumgard-Jenna Glass, the second-place team from District 3 at 9 a.m. That team posted an upset in the quarterfinals, defeating District 1 champion, Danielle Rufus-Haley Noll of Villa Maria, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2.

It will be the second year in a row Reilly has played in the semifinals. Last season, she and teammate Kendra Croker finished fourth.

"I am so excited," Reilly said. "Having been there last year, I believe we can do it and I am looking forward to it."

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